Researchers led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), report a new approach that deprived tumors of nutrition in cancer models, and may one day lead to a new approach that can be ...

Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast cancer. In an innovative study, researchers at the Turku Bioscience Centre, ...

In a recent preclinical study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers in the United States of America investigated the role of the transcription factor KLF15 (short for Kruppel ...

Our fat cells, called adipocytes, do more than just store extra weight. They play a key role in managing the body's energy. Adipocytes accumulate fat in the form of lipid droplets that the body can ...

The common forms of type 2 diabetes are caused by a constellation of genetic and epigenetic factors and molecular changes related to diet; lifestyle, including lack of exercise and sleep; ...

Adipose tissue is an underappreciated and misunderstood organ. Capable of more than doubling in mass and then returning to baseline, 1 white adipose tissue (WAT) continues to play an essential role in ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a potent pathway that begins in the brain and leads to loss of all body fat without reducing food intake. The study is reported in Nature Metabolism. The ...